Global Patent Index - EP 1312388 A1

EP 1312388 A1 20030521 - Device for regulating the flow rate of medical liquid directed towards a patient

Title (en)

Device for regulating the flow rate of medical liquid directed towards a patient

Title (de)

Gerät zur Regelung des Durchflusses medizinischer Flüssigkeiten zu einem Patienten

Title (fr)

Régulateur de débit du liquide médicale dirigé vers un patient

Publication

EP 1312388 A1 20030521 (EN)

Application

EP 02021419 A 20020925

Priority

IT MI20012444 A 20011120

Abstract (en)

A device for regulating the flow rate of a liquid in a medical infusion line, said device (1) comprising a body (2) presenting elements (40, 59) for its connection to a first and to a second conduit connected to a container of said liquid and directed to a patient respectively, the body (2) presenting a plurality of parts (3, 4) connected together but torsionally free about a common axis of rotation (K) to enable flow rate variation means (54, 55, 67), associated with the body (2), to modify the flow rate of the liquid fed to the patient. The flow rate variation means are a plurality of recesses (54, 55, 67) provided in a single part (4) of said body (2), a first recess (54) being annular and of constant depth, and at least one second recess (55, 67) being in the form of a broken ring and of variable depth, said recesses (54, 55, 67) being concentric. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A61M 5/168; A61M 5/14

IPC 8 full level

A61M 5/168 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61M 5/16813 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 5/16881 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1312388 A1 20030521; EP 1312388 A8 20031217; EP 1312388 B1 20041215; AT E284722 T1 20050115; DE 60202251 D1 20050120; DE 60202251 T2 20051208; ES 2233756 T3 20050616; IT MI20012444 A1 20030520; PT 1312388 E 20050429; US 2003097097 A1 20030522; US 6921389 B2 20050726

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02021419 A 20020925; AT 02021419 T 20020925; DE 60202251 T 20020925; ES 02021419 T 20020925; IT MI20012444 A 20011120; PT 02021419 T 20020925; US 26159902 A 20021002